APLIKASI PRINSIP BERKEKALAN WAKAF DI INSTITUSI PENGAJIAN TINGGI TERPILIH: PERSPEKTIF PERUNDANGAN

Abstract

The study outlines the application of perpetuity principle of waqf in Higher Educational Institutions (HEI). This principle is an important element distinguishing between waqf and other philantrophic instrument such as zakah, charity, gift and others. The article will discuss the concept and application of perpetuity principles of waqf by focusing on the potential of waqf management conducted in some selected Higher Educational Institutions (HEI). This case study method involved three (3) universities which have implemented waqf in their institutions, namely Universiti Islam Malaysia (UIM), University Putra Malaysia (UPM) and International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). The data obtained through interviews and documentation methods will be analyzed by descriptively and comparatively. This study has found that there is no direct interpretation of perpetuality according to the existing waqf laws, therefore, section 47 of the Enactment of Wakaf Selangor 2015